Advanced Combustion Engine

A more advanced version of the normal combustion engine that produces a greater output.

Notes

The Advanced Combustion Engine is a high-output industrial component that produces more power than the standard combustion engine. It is crafted from a dedicated recipe and serves as a key ingredient in advanced vehicles and generators, including the Excavator, Industrial Generator, Scorpion, and Skid Steer. Because it is used in multiple high-tier machines, stockpiling a few engines can help a town avoid production bottlenecks when building heavy equipment.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Industry level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Precision Tooling (Industry Lv 3) Electrical Efficiency (Industry Lv 6) Robotic Assistance (Industry Lv 6)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Steel Plate	16	item
Rivet	12	item
Piston	6	item
Valve	6	item
Servo	6	item
Advanced Circuit	6	item
Radiator	3	item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Iron Scrap	4.51
Plastic Scrap	1.06
Copper Scrap	0.82
Electronic Scrap	0.48
Chemical Waste	0.3
Gold Scrap	0.24

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	600 calories
Craft time	4 min
Throughput	≈ 15 Advanced Combustion Engine / hour (base)

Recycling & waste

• 4× Iron Scrap
• 1× Copper Scrap
• 0.8× Electronic Scrap

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 4000× Limestone
• 1890× Wood (any)
• 1644.38× Iron Ore
• 1273.31× Silica (any)
• 915× Quicklime
• 712.5× Gold Ore
• 700× Copper Ore
• 636.09× Clay
• 611× Crushed Limestone
• 120× Natural Fiber (any)
• 48× Wood Board (any)
• 40.67× Steel Bar

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Ingredient
• Parts
• Product

Obtained from

• Advanced Combustion Engine

Used in

• Excavator
• Industrial Generator
• Scorpion
• Skid Steer

See also

Advanced CircuitBasic CircuitBoilerCoarse StoneCombustion EngineCooking Utensils

A throatier roar, a hotter burn—greater output demands a greater share of the world's breath.